About The DollsTo see a slide show of dolls available, please click Flickr. To see prices and description, click on "options" in lower right hand corner of Flickr slideshow page. Make sure the "Always show title and description" box is checked. Please contact Diane with the doll(s) that you are interested in for current pricing. Billing will be through PayPal or by check or money order. Museums, galleries, gift shops with resale number or 501 3C number, please contact Diane for wholesale pricing. The original Medallion Woman (upper right) went off exhibit at a San Diego Native Artists Show in April 2005 and is now in the collection at the Autry National Museum of the American West in Lost Angeles. She is a limited numbered of 10 and all available editions have been sold out since December 2005. "Copper" (upper middle) has white horse tail hair. Her dress is made from gold colored cloth, accented with turquoise and copper glass beads. Her moccasins are made from turquoise glass and copper beads. Her necklace is copper beads. "Bluebird" (upper left) is first in the Powwow Series. She is made from black denim, with glass beads and white feather plume with bone pipe holder. She is numbered, with numbers 11-50 available. Bluebird has been accessioned into the May Gallery Collection at the University of San Diego . Please contact for more dolls upcoming, Mother and Babies dolls, custom dolls and pricing. All doll bodies are machine made and sewn into place by hand by artist. Dolls dress and accessories are hand sewn and assembled by artist. Each doll takes between 4-8 hours to complete. All dolls ribbon is satin and their hair is genuine horse tail. Doll comes with a white metal stand or for an additional $7.00 can be displayed in a 8"x 10" acrylic frame. All dolls come with a certificate of authenticity from Lakota Doll Maker, Diane Tells His Name. |
For a current list of dolls available, click here. Find out more about how these dolls are made and the history behind the Lakota doll making tradition. |